Gaylord Opryland Resort kicks off A Country ChristmasChattanoogan.com Share Nashville's iconic Gaylord Opryland Resort recently kicked off its 28th annual A Country Christmas in a festive celebration featuring Shrek, Alex the Lion, King Julien, Po the Panda, Puss in Boots and a host of other lovable characters from DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. Presented by Coca-Cola, A Country Christmas runs Nov. 18-Jan. 3 and includes the 10th anniversary edition of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.More

Nashville's Union Station joins Marriott's elite hotel groupThe Tennessean Share The Union Station Hotel in downtown Nashville has been selected as part of the Marriott's Autograph Collection, the first hotel in Tennessee to receive the distinction from the hotel chain.
Hotels in the Marriott's Autograph Collection appear in travelers' search queries on the company's website and receive promotions in Marriott email letters.More

More expected to travel on ThanksgivingNashville Business Journal Share More Americans will travel over the Thanksgiving holiday this year, according to projections from AAA Auto Club South.
More than 42.5 million U.S. residents will travel 50 or more miles from home, a 4 percent increase from 2010. And more of those travelers will be driving with 38.2 million expected to travel via automobile, also a 4 percent increase from last year.More

Nashville hits high notes with music loversDaily News-Sun Share If you like music, put Nashville on your bucket list.
Nashville is where music of all genres is inspired, created, celebrated and performed.
If planning your first trip to Nashville, consider a GrayLine Discover Nashville tour to orient yourself. Hotel pickup is available or catch a tour downtown. Since its humble beginnings in 1925, Nashville's Grand Ole Opry has welcomed visitors year-round.More

Canadian billionaire buys stake in PredatorsThe Tennessean Share Canadian billionaire and reality television show host W. Brett Wilson recently joined the Nashville Predators local ownership group, the team announced.
Even though Wilson hails from Canada, where the Predators were rumored to be relocating in 2007, he said he owns a home in Nashville and regularly conducts business here. Wilson will hold a 5 percent interest in the team.More

Nashville Symphony presents Kings of SalsaExaminer.com Share Whether or not Nashvillians travel for a Thanksgiving feast, The Kings of Salsa will offer a tantalizing tour of Cuba Nov. 22.
The cast will stop in Music City as part of their first USA tour.
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Chef takes on new project at Nashville Farmer's MarketNashville Post Share For years, the Nashville Farmers' Market has been planning an ambitious project — launching a new kitchen within the market, manned by a vibrant chef who could cook up fun classes and demos (including recruiting other chefs to share their knowledge), assist the market's farmers and retail vendors, educate the public about how local veggies and meats can enrich their cooking, and generally serve as the friendly face of the downtown market. Sounds like a pretty overwhelming job description, but not to the person who has just been named to the post: Laura Wilson.More

Aging Hickory Hollow mall area shaping up for growthThe Tennessean Share Ben Freeland is a strong advocate of the Hickory Hollow area's renaissance.
As chair of the Hickory Hollow Action Partnership, he is working with community leaders, residents and government officials to help reduce crime, attract more businesses and improve the quality of life.More

Holiday travelers expected to get a break at the pumpsNashville Business Journal Share Thanksgiving Day holiday travelers shouldn't get gouged at the pump this year.
While the price of crude oil recently passed $100 a barrel, but settled back below that, gasoline prices continue to fall on lower demand levels, according to AAA Auto Club South. The price of oil has inched up week after week, but gasoline demand is 3.6 percent less than in 2010 and that has kept prices from rising.More

Push for driver-owned taxi company follows unrest in Nashville's cab industryNashville City Paper Share Recently, dozens of Nashville taxi drivers — primarily Ethiopian-Americans who have come to depend on the cab industry for employment — met to put the final touches on a novel idea. Held at an ironic venue given the inability of cab drivers to unionize, discussions centered on the business structure for Volunteer Taxi, a proposed startup company aimed at chipping away at the monopoly dominated by Nashville's five existing taxi corporations.More